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This company is standing up to child labor so that that kids everywhere can get out and play. Can you imagine going to a factory that was filled with unhealthy chemicals, working for 12 hours a day and then having the meager salary you...

Tucked into the remote northwest corner of Tanzania, along the country's borders with Rwanda and Burundi, the rural Ngara region has spent much of the last two decades being inundated by and drained of refugees from its neighbors' wars....

In today's economy, green jobs are growing. Take advantage of this up-and-coming trend. Although the current economic climate seems to be consistently cloudy, there’s reason to be hopeful for some sunshine: according to the new...

  This morning I was tipped off to a new article over at Self called "The Dirty Truth About Reusable Shopping Bags." It cites a study that found "64 percent of reusable bags are contaminated with at least some bacteria, 30...

February 2010 — Fair Trade = Equal Exchange Equal Exchange, West Bridgewater, MA; St. Paul, MN; Seattle, WA; and Portland, OR As a founding member of the Green America Business Network,  Equal Exchange  has a long...

by Judi Gerber When thinking about supporting a healthier food system , you might find it hard to buy all local items and wonder what to do in those cases. For example, there are some things that we in the United States just...

  My daughter and I read a picture book recently about Halloween. We both laughed at the appalled look on the children’s faces when they received a box of raisins and a toothbrush from...

Shawn Donnille September 2009 — Fair Trade, Zero-Waste, Local and Organic Mountain Rose Herbs, Eugene, OR When Mountain Rose Herbs won Green America's People's Choice Award in 2008, the voters who...

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Bená Burda August 2009 — Organic, Ethical Clothing, and More Maggie's Organics, Ypsilanti, MI If you’re a long-time Green American, you probably already know Maggie’s Organics as the...